sopeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From sopa (“soup”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈpe(j).ɾɐ/ [soˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈpe(j).ɾɐ/ [soˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈpe(j).ɾa/ [soˈpe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: so‧pei‧ra

Noun

sopeira m (plural sopeiras)

1. soup serving container

   Synonym: terrina

2. (Portugal, colloquial) cook woman

   Synonym: cozinheira

3. (Portugal, colloquial) housemaid

Adjective

sopeira

1. feminine singular of sopeiro

Further reading

• “sopeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “sopeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025